and as we leave you this morning, some of the c >> moments away, the second day of the downtown block down. we will have the latest from inside the meetings and the traffic tieups outside. >> i am outraged and very disappointed. >> local police at the center of brutality investigation. it was caught on tape. good morning washinton begins right now. >> live, and in high definition, this is good morning washinton, on your side. >> good tuesday morning. i'm doug mcelway. >> i am alison starling. thanks for joining us on tuesday. let's check the traffic and weather. >> we will talk with lisa baden in moment. let's begin with brian van de graaff. >> if temperatures are cooler this morning. we are starting off in the 40's.

clients will be willing in -- clouds will be rolling in. 55-64 to decide temperatures. -- 55-60 for the high temperatures today. >> a crash on the allco luka near new hampshire -- it was a crash on the beltway near new hampshire that has been cleared up. we hope to have another quiet day in the district. if you have the option to telecommute or take a liberal leave, we are highly advising that so you don't experience gridlock in a major way. we don't want you to get lulled into a false sense of security because of yesterday. in virginia it looks good on 95. >> we did not see many major

traffic tieups in the downtown authorities are still pressing forced ahead of the morning rush. the lock down around the convention center is in full effect still as police continue to investigate a deadly accident near one of the roadblocks. kathy park is live in northwest with the latest details. good morning. >> good morning. day two. a look behind myight shoulder and the checkpoint is there. it will not go down until later this evening. despite the fact traffic was better than expected yesterday, fed officials are urging downtown workers to work from home today. it is the second day of the summit. that means another day of roadblocks and tighten security around the washingtonconvention center. the warnings came early on. hofficials believe that had to dowith the lighter traffic. >> a lot of people stayed home and decided to take a vacation

day all work from home. >> monday did not go without problems. if late afternoon on a bicyclist to die after colliding with a five-tonilitary trucks on new york ave. >> we need to make sure that pedestrians don't will into the traffic. >> this prompted transportation officials to issue warnings about staying vigilant, especially with motorcades moving through the streets. as for the investigation, all we know is that the victim was a 68-year-old woman. when the motorcades come through, expect road closures of up to 10 minutes. just to give you a heads up, an event going on today from 12:00 until 2:00, residents of the mount vernon communities and shaw communities will lead a protest for it once in a more

police presence through of the year and not just for special events. >> thank you. the summit kicked off with a major announcement. the ukraine, which has the world's third largest supplier of highly enriched uranium, has agreed to get rid of the stockpile by 2012. there's more than 2,100 tons of highly enriched uranium and weapons grade plutonium scattered around the globe. leaders from 47 nations are working on a plan to secure all of it within four years. >> a prince george's county police officer has been suspended and others may be fired if in the wake of a beating. it was caught on tape. several police officers were videotaped beating university of maryland student jack mckenna after a basketball game last night. the police chief is outraged by the video. we will have more reaction from chief moore robert hylton and students in a live report. investigators are searching for those responsible for a deadly

double shooting in seat pleasant last night. two men were shot at the 6800 block. one victim was pronounced dead at a hospital. >> wal street hasn't yet another milestone on the road to economic recovery. the dow jones industrial went above 11,000 for the first time in 18 months. it has risen 68% since hitting its low in march of 2009. stocks have been rising this year on growing expectationhe economy will shake up job market weakness. there's a bill to extend unemployment benefits. the measure would extend jobless benefits and other short-term programs through the month may. >> the investigation into last week's coal mine explosion in west virginia has been delayed temporarily. investigators will not be able to go into the mine where 29 died until all of the bodies

have been recovered. after an investigation, those responsible will be prosecuted. human error may be to blame for the weekend plane crash that killed the polish president and 95 others. the pilot was urged to land elsewhere because of heavy fog. apparently ignored the instructions. officials say there's evidence the president himself may have pressured the pilot to land at the thought the airport. >> there's a local twist in the case of a tennsee woman wh returno to the adopted child to russia. the locals put on a plane at dulles airport with a note if. in tennessee the authorities don't know if they can file charges. the family could face child neglect charges in loudoun county. but there is no statute we can find to charge anybody with on this. >> the boy's adoptive mother

wrote that he was violent, with severe psychopathic issues. her actions may prove criminal. neither she nor anyone in her family seems willing to cooperate with investigators. >> still ahead, an inside look at what one woman claims to be oprah winfrey's private life. a bomb shell biography its stores without the permission of oprah winfrey. >> and last-minute legislation for the maryland general assembly. >> big changes on the way. we will laugh details.

>> good morning. it's tuesday morning. in clarendon it's a comfortable morning, similar to conditions across the region. we are checking in at 54 degrees. pretty good start to our day. it's a little cooler in outlying areas. many suburbs outside the beltway are in the mid to upper 40's. let's look at the storms can.

-- storm can. rain showers will move to ohio and then they will come our way. light midday rain with highs near 60 degrees. sunshine tomorrow and cool. >> 3 wrecks on the beltway. two in maryland, one of them in virginia. the two in maryland are at new hampshire ave. everything is moved to the shoulder at new hampshire ave. the one in virginia is near gallows road on the outer loop, off to the side. at baltimore parkway there is of a crashed after the beltway near the good luck road overpass. traffic delays forming from the beltway and going south toward washington on the baltimore washington parkway if. only the right side is getting by. >> thank you. a lot of action on a maryland

general assembly oppose the final day of the recession. senators approved a bill to make it easier to prosecute gang members and give stiffer penalties for them. there's a compromise that provides major changes to the sex offender registry. lawmakers also reach a compromise on the first overhaul of the state's child-support guidelines if in 20 years. senators voted to weaken a text message band. you would be able to text while at a stoplight or otherwise not in motion. >> its 54 degrees on this tuesday >> this guy gets off the hook, but his professional career could be in jeopardy. we will tell you why. >> an unauthorized biography for the queen of stalking its bookstore shelves today.

>> you are watching abc 7's good morning washinton, with doug mcelway, alison starling, meteorologist brian van de graaff, and lisa baden with traffic. this is good morning washinton on your side. >> second day of the nuclear security summit, which has had a heightened security near the d.c. convention center. things were going faly smoothly yesterday until late afternoon accident in which a bicyclist died after colliding with a military truck at 12th street in northwest. a prince george's county police officer has been suspended and several others may be fired in the wake of a beating, on tape. the police chief says he's outraged after seeing the video. several officers beat the university of maryland students unconscious after a basketball game last month. pittsburgh steelers quarter is back ben roethlisberger and will not be charged in connection

with allegations that he sexually assaulted a georgia college student. this was not enough evidence. h is ane aidala of the woods. he could receive a fine or be suspended under the conduct policy. >> oprah winfrey fans will get a behind-the-scenes look at her personal life in a new biography are today. the authorized details are causing controversy already. we have details about the book. good morning. >> good morning. the author othe book is already having controversy surrounding it, not having luck on getting anyone to promote the book. it will hit the bookstore shelves. the woman interviewed hundreds of people but did not interview the queen of talk. used tell his interviews oprah winfrey has given to what the years and conversations she has had with friends. some of theopics are controversial. issues even including sexual

abuse. also allegations that oprah winfrey once had a relationship with musician john tessh. she has written an unauthorized biographies for jacqueline kennedy, frank sinatra, and nancy reagan. she has had some trouble booking other interviews to try to omote the book. some say they don't want to ruffle any feathers with anyone who might be from the oprah winfrey camp. she has not gotten any word from oprah winfrey or any of her frends. >> thank you very much. it's 5:17. >> anything going on out there? >> this light traffic and getting in and of the city. there were two wrecks on the

beltway, but everything is moving smoothly. now to the weather center. >> good morning. we have a few clouds streaming in today. temperatures dropped. yesterday we were in the upper 50's. this morning its 45 in fredericksburg, 45 in maryland, 48 in herndon. let's look at the maps. clouds will be sinking in. there will be a little early morning sunshine. if we will go to mostly cloudy skies through the midmorning. around lunchtime if we will have light rain. showers through southwestern pennsylvania and there are showers in cleveland this morning. they will be light in nature. the front that worked through yesterday will cause some moisture today. after we get through this

evening, the most durable move out. it will be called tomorrow. hornbeck up on thursday and friday with sunshine. then some rain again. repetitive pattern through the week. perley sunshine and cloudy with a light midday rain. highs between 55 and 60 today. tomorrow in the 60's of sunshine. 70's on thursday and friday. light rain friday into early saturday. 60's on saturday and sunday. >> thank you very much. microsoft's answer to the iphone. and a new place to look forele a nook. >> microsoft has its two new phones aimed at social networking young people. they have a touch screen and are designed to link your phone, the photographs, and social web sites. it will be sold in early may

online and soon afterwards in verizon stores. a game company is the first to make games for the ipad. in one of them you create wonders and inspire followers on a cartoon planet. >> even though it is not a completely original concept, it's one of the better offerings on the ipad right now, something that you can pick up easily and put it away. you cannot play the game unless it's connected to wireless, which is annoying. it's free and it's fun that anyone can play. >> if you can download it from the application store for free. people in the market for barnes & noble's nook will soon be able to get them at best buy. they go on sale on sunday, april 18. the spot will include barnes & noble electronic reader software off on some of the personal computers and smart phones it

sells. finally, a marriage of hardware and software, fell 5 to hundred gigabytes of puerto company loaded with star track and 20 other films from paramount pictures. the $100 online price is a bargain. for information on all the stores, log on to the technology page at abcnews.com. i am vinita nair. >> the time is 5:21. it's 54 degrees. >> if jason campbell could not get a deal with an nfl team on his own. we have the lowdown on where the skins will try to shop campbell. >> today on "the oprah winfrey show", a superstar brings down the house and then takes the cameras back to the tough neighborhood where she grew up, married to oblige.

>> good morning. jason campbell signed a deal with the redskins yesterday. now it's up to the team to get a deal done. carolina, buffalo, opened on a possible trade partners. if the wizard>> this gives wash- point lead. the knicks outscored the wizards to close it out. sergio rodriguez came off the bench to score all 12 of his points down the stretch. theknicks beat the deserts. in baseball, the nationals were in philadelphia for the home opener.

the nationals gave up seven runs. in the bottom of the fifth now. it hits the foul pole for a two- run home run. the philadelphia phillies been for a fifth and one starts, their best start since 1993. have a great day, everybody. >> thank you. it's 54 degrees. the news continues with good morning washinton at 5:30. >> in the next half-hour, a new name pops up on the short list for the supreme court if. and one lane is -- one name scratched off. >> and dramatic video at the center of an investigation this morning. i am at college park, maryland. those details coming up. >> we live in the weather center. light rain could swing through today. the bigger story will be the cooler numbers. w

>> live, and in high definition, this is good morning washinton, on your side. >> international deals inside a nuclear security summit. and a deadly accident outside. the region is getting ready for a second round of potential gridlock. welcome back on this tuesday, april 13. i'm alison starling. >> i'm doug mcelway. more on that story in a moment. we begin with your traffic and weather everton minutes. >> a little cooler. it was 60 degrees when we started off this morning. it's in the 40's. it's going to be cloudy with a little light rain. we will warm back up in the middle of the week. up and down. let's show you the temperatures. cooler 40's in the western suburbs.

48 in upper marlboro, 49 in martinsburg. william paley elementary school, 48 degrees on this tuesday morning. -- william haley. this morning we will have some clouds. afternoon alarain. mid-60's posted tomorrow. if you like hit-or-miss, thursday and friday we get another round of moisture, if you liked it warmer. >> i have all these choices. outer loop at the beltway, gallows road, the crash moved on to the shoulder, but then more equipment arrived. if two lanes are blocked their on the outer loop. on the beltway at new hampshire avenue there were two crashes, but everything is moved to the side. at the greenbelt they have had a

wreck. on the right lane is getting by. let's see if i can get it on the camera. goodyear, dulles airport, looks fine. nothing on dulles toll road or on the greenway. >> the nuclear summit is our top story. the downtown lockdown is still in effect. all of this comes as police investigated the accident near one of the road blocks yesterday. kathy park is live in a request with more details. >> good morning. transportation officials say that things went more smoothly than expected yesterday. they believe that is because many people decided to stay at home and work from home. that is what they're telling folks again today. even metro ridership was lower. 10,000 below the previous few monday is. we also noticed there were few backups. the first day it did have

problems. a bicyclist collided with a five-ton military truck that was being used while a motorcade was passing through. if this happened at 6:00 p.m. yesterday if at new york and 12 streets. this is what the witness had to say moments after the accident. >> it took a second to realize what happens. i saw the down cyclist and her body. >> the accident is still under investigation. all we know is that the victim was a 68-year-old woman. in light of this, and officialoe urging people to be vigilant of motorcades. the the roads will be closed for up to 10 minutes when those go through. if you have to be out here today, officials are encouraging you to take a metro. mount vernon will still remain closed through 5:00 a.m. tomorrow morning. >> thank you. kicking off with a major announcement. the ukraine has agreed to get

rid of its stockpile by 2012. there's more than 2,100 tons of highly enriched uranium and weapons-grade plutonium scattered around the globe. leaders from 47 nations are working on a plan to meet president obama scola securing all that material within four years. -- president obama's goal of securing the material. >> in prince george's county, several officers could be fired for their role in the beating of a university of maryland stewards. -- student. phillip stewart has details. >> for the first time today we could hear from the family of this student in person. up until now they have put out written statements. if the cell phone video in question was shot from a dorm room window the night maryland defeated duke. this is the video causing the

controversy. university of maryland student jack mckenna being slammed into a wall and knocked unconscious, then beaten by prince george's county police officers. if he was left with multiple injuries including a-to his goal. he is suing, claiming police brutality. >> i was outraged, very disappointed in the conduct of the officers. >> according to a sworn statement, john mckenna incited a crowd and insulted the officer. but before the beating he is seen skipping down the sidewalk, comes face-to-face with a mounted officer, stops, and backs up. >> off the charging document is clearly a right, as you can see from the taper off. -- from the tape. >> the family says some of them should go to jail from the police force and others should be properly trained after discover force is not always

necessary and that brutality is always wrong. one of the officers is suspended. not identified. the investigation is ongoing. we understand that more officers could face punishment as well. phillip stewart reporting. >> thank you. meanwhile, james madison university officials are working toward a repeat of a violent block party. fights broke out during saturday's spring festival. if people in the crowds threw rocks and beer bottles. police used teargas to disperse 8000 people. if 30 people were arrested. the president there has st an e-mail to students calling the behavior an embarrassment to the university. >> the dow jones hit 11,000, but it does not mean happy days are here again. retail sales and consumer spending are up. employers are adding jobs, but they're still a lot of nazareth out there. many bad mortgages and government borrowing. the goverent debt at levels we

have never seen in history. as the economy picks up, interest rates will likely rise if, in practice -- impacting people's ability to borrow. >> the list to fill the seat of john paul stevens includes sidney thomas of the federal appeals court, as well as diane wood, and leah ward sears and the solicitor general elena kagan, jennifer granholm, and homeland security secretary janet napolitano. the white house says hillary clinton is not on a short list. >> coming up, embezzlement accusations at the prince william high school. >> also, conan o'brien has a new home, tbs. >> traffic and weather every 10 minutes. it's 53 degrees in roslyn. minutes. it's 53 degrees in roslyn.

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how does it feel? >> its comfortable. if anything you want to where i would probably be ok. i have long sleeves with a light jacket and i feel very nice. if even short sleeves would not be bad for the immediate metro area. however, there are chilly temperatures. in clarendon it is 54 degrees. not that bad. that's a good start. it's beginning to get cloudy. you will notice that first thing this morning around sunrise. let's go to the network. i will show you a wider range of temperatures. ford need right now is 37 degrees. that is normally one of the cooler numbers. stafford, 39. warrenton, 47. most outlying areas we are in the mid 40's. there are exceptions. let's look dead the scanner. cloud cover streaming in from

the northwest. pushing cloud cover overhead. increasing rain throughout the morning and mid day. and the rain showers, notice the yellow and green over cleveland. that will continue pushing roa. we will get a light rain around midday. maybe a 10th of an inch. not enough to do any good for your lawn. of auisance than anything. to near 60 degrees for the high temperature today. a lot of sunshine tomorrow. in the mid 60's. the average high temperature is 64. we will talk about that in a few minutes. if let's look at the roadways with lisa baden. >> if so far, so good. we hope it stays that way getting into the district. there are closures still around the convention center. there is normal service on metro except for the mount vernon square station closed.

395 at the 14th street bridge looks great in and out of the city. out of roslyn, across the roosevelt bridge on to constitution avenue, independence avenue off and into kennedy center expressway, looking good. 270 is getting out of frederik into montgomery county, the southboundraffic is closest to us with volume going. >> thank you. one of the final moments of nasa, a 40 it anniversary today. 40 years ago today apollo 13's oxygen tank exploded. if transforming the mission to the moon into a fight for survival. a former astronauts mark the occasion yesterday during an appearance in illinois. >> the crew of the space shuttle discovery marked that anniversary with a spacewalk. we'll show you how it went of >> a little later, from "the tonight show" to cbs.

>you are watching abc 7's good morning washington. with doug mcelway, alison starling, meteorologist brian van de graaff, and lisa baden with traffic. this is good morning washinton on your side. >> checking our top stories. the second day of the nuclear security summit means another day of roadblocks and tighten security near the d.c. convention center. things were going pretty well until yestery. a late afternoon accident. a bicyclist died after colliding with a five-ton military truck at new york avenue and 12th street. two astronauts from the space shuttle discovery are in the middle of their third and final space walk at the international space station. if they picked up where they left off on sunday, connecting lines to the new ammonia tank. they will put the old one back in the shuttle off so it can be taken to earth. authorities are looking for fourth person who have been on

board navy plane that crashed in georgia. three people were killed when the plane went down in a wooded area near the border with north carolina and tennessee. if the airplane just missed a house. no one on the ground was injured. >> there's controversy in a prince william county high school after the former president of a sports club was accused of embezzling thousands of dollars. it involves the crew club at woodbridge high school. now the story. >> monday night dozens of concerned parents met behind closed doors at woodbridge high school to discuss how the crew team will move forward in the wake of embezzlement allegations made against this man william schwentner iii, the former president of the booster club. >> we have a proud heritage and be a very happy to see our children carry-on in a time of adversity. >> the man has been charged with embezzling $2,300. he reportedly used a woodbridge crew credit card to purchase new

cabinets for his kitchen. the story waseported by the news and messenger originally. they're trying to determine exactly what happened and if any more money went missing. they're trying to make sure the students will have their first season. >> is a lesson, but the kids are resilient. i think we will come back. >> he tells us that the team is selling off some of its antique oars and plans to hold a car wash fundraiser at the school to recoup some of the money. >> alexandria police are intensifying the search for a man accused of killing his daughter and her mother. separatsebbie and her daughter were killed by simon asfeha,

police believe. he's armed and dangerous. a 12-year-old boy is facing a weapons charge after allegedly taking an unloaded handgun to school yesterday at potomac middle school. prince william county police say he pointed the gun at his head and then a teacher took the gun away. it was not loaded. >> a budget battle is brewing between the d.c. council and mayor adrian fenty. excedrin fenty appeared before the council yesterday to answer questions about his budget. some of the toughest questions posed by e council chair vincent gray, because he's running against the mayor. he's accused of using money from savings accounts to pay the budget gap. metro trains were more crowded than usual during the cherry blossom festival. during the two weeks, they recorded 10.9 million passenger trips. that's a 5.7% increase compared with the same time last year. out of the top 25 ridership

days, seven have happened since april 1 of this year. >> 5:48, 53 degrees. it is colder this morning. we have some rain moving in. >> let's check with adam to see how it feels in clarendon. >> not a bad start to the day. 54 degrees in clarendon. most of this spring has been well above average. i want to go over some numbers. i want to detail it for you. for example, 35 out of the past 38 days have been at or above normal in terms of temperatures. so far in april the temperature departure from average is 11.5 degrees above average. our record-breaking day was near 90 degrees, that could throw off the average quite a bit. the last day below freezing was

ever 27. a couple minutes ago i still view there are few locations in the upper 30's right now. we are in the 40's. misch 50's in the beltway, 54 degrees in clarendon. -- the mid 50's in the beltway. we will probably talk about to near 60. maybe upper 50's because of the clouds that would limit the daytime heat. the clouds will keep getting thicker through the morning and mid day. the pollen count is through the roof for the trees. yesterday i got home and had to rinse out my eyes. it is decreasing, though. the trees are beginning to decline. >> i was going to say, thanks a lot, i appreciate that. >> both speaking with nasal

voice is] >> we will have a couple of showers through midday. the clouds will move out tonight. tomorrow, sunshine returns. we will still be on the cooler side tomorrow, low to mid 60's. if sunshine sticks around on thursday. warm air build spirit to the neck strain is friday night, calling us down for the weekend. -- the warm air builds and rain friday night. >> let's look at what's happening or not happening. let's take you to the guy go camera -- geico camera. traffic moving nicely at the potomac river. if the next camera shows a light volume on the virginia side of town. nothing going on near the

pentagon. >> thank you. the late-night to guessing game is over. conan o'brien has a new late- night home. he's moving to tbs in november. the show is going to air at 11:00. he will baalbek george lopez to midnight. -- he will blump george lopez to midnight. >> that's kind of funny that he's pushing somebody back now. >> it has to happen to someone. pamela anderson, we are learning, up zero is almost $500,000 in delinquent income taxes. that is a lot. then there's kate gosselin. now she's taking heat from one of proponents. maksim recently wrote on his blog that she does not get the point of the dancing

competition. he called performances lifeless. she's been getting the lowest scores. evan lysacek has the highest scores. another dancer will get the boot tonight during the elimination round. >> there's a lot of drama. >> maybe kate deguzman's ex- husband is happy about this. -- kate gosselin. >> a quick break. 5:53 is the time. it'

>> the vatican is responding to allegations that it long concealed clerical sex abuse. >> it is stating that bishops and clerics should report sexual abuse to police if they are required to by law. the policy is posted on the vatican website now. the guidelines contained no call for a zero tolerance of priests raping and molesting children. some of the victims say the policy do not go far enough. >> he was more concerned about the face of the church then the children. >> pope benedict is accused of covering up sex scandals before he was the pope. the vatican denied the

allegations. it's about 5:57 on tuesday. if there's a lot more still to come in our second hour of good morning washinton. >> there's a twist to the russian child adoption case that has drawn international attention. i will tell you why. >> the first day of the summit led to a few problems on the roads, but how is day two shaping up? we'll tell you what it's like downtown in a live report. >> and lisa bowdon will you navigate your tuesday morning commute.

>> coming up, the second day of the downtown block down. will the latest from inside the area and the traffic tieups outside. >> i'm outraged, very disappointed. >> local police epicenter of brutality investigation. it was all caught on tape. >> the rain is moving into the downtown -- into the metro region. we will tell you when you will need the umbrella. good morning washinton continues right now. >> live, and in high definition, this is good morning wainton, on your side. >> good morning. 6:00 and this tuesday, april 13. i'm doug mcelway. >> i am alison starling. it's time for traffic and weather everymi